Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker #1

by Arthur Eggers

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Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker #1

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Arthur Eggers

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Digital Art - Color Print

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The 914th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. Assigned to Air Force Reserve Command, it was operationally-gained by Air Mobility Command. Prior to June 2017, the unit was known as the 914th Airlift Wing, flying Lockheed C-130H Hercules airlift aircraft. After that date, it transitioned to an aerial refueling mission with the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker and was redesignated the 914ARW. In 2016, the 914ARW was identified for a change of mission and aircraft. Later in 2016 and into 2017, the 914ARW initiated transition training in the KC-135R Stratotanker, with the 914th Airlift Wing and the 328th Airlift Squadron being officially redesignated the 914ARW and 328th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) in June 2017. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker. The Stratotanker was initially tasked to refuel strategic bombers, but was used extensively in the Vietnam War and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm to extend the range and endurance of US tactical fighters and bombers. The KC-135 entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1957; it is one of six military fixed-wing aircraft with over 50 years of continuous service with its original operator.

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